Synonyms of sums

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noun

plural of sum

1

as in totals

a complete amount of something

the sum of human knowledge on that subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• totals
• totalities
• aggregates
• summations
• wholes
• entireties
• sum totals
• fulls
• grand totals
• the whole nine yards
• the whole kit and caboodle
• the whole shebang
• the whole bit
• masses
• bulks
• grosses
• enchiladas
• schmears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nets

2

as in summaries

a short statement of the main points

the district attorney delivered a sum of the evidence against the accused that was simply staggering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summaries
• outlines
• summae
• summarizations
• précis
• synopses
• recapitulations
• inventories
• rundowns
• résumés
• abstracts
• digests
• summings-up
• recaps
• encapsulations
• sum-ups
• briefs
• conspectuses
• breviaries
• roundups
• epitomes
• capsules
• compends
• wrap-ups
• abbreviations
• abridgments
• compendiums
• condensations
• run-throughs
• curtailments
• shortenings
• simplifications
• reprises
• rehashes
• conclusions
• epilogues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansions
• enlargements
• supplements
• amplifications
• addenda

3

as in heights

the highest part or point

he declared that he had reached the sum of joy when his newborn daughter was laid in his arms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heights
• tops
• pinnacles
• peaks
• culminations
• zeniths
• apexes
• climaxes
• highlights
• crowns
• crests
• meridians
• crescendos
• summits
• high-water marks
• heads
• tip-tops
• acmes
• noons
• capstones
• primes
• apogees
• flowers
• noontimes
• high noons
• caps
• ne plus ultras
• extremes
• blossoms
• blooms
• flood tides
• tips
• glories
• roofs
• ceilings
• extremities
• vertices
• heydays
• highs
• highspots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bottoms
• bases
• feet
• abysses
• nadirs
• minima
• rock bottoms

4

as in roots

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

the sum of the issue is: who will pay for this?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roots
• hearts
• points
• cores
• essences
• kernels
• meats
• pivots
• nets
• bottom lines
• nuclei
• gists
• nubbins
• subjects
• meat and potatoes
• centerpieces
• keynotes
• contents
• piths
• nubs
• themes
• cruxes
• bull's-eyes
• directions
• drifts
• substances
• tenors
• courses
• bodies
• theses
• propositions
• hypotheses
• purports

sums

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sum

as in adds

to combine (numbers) into a single sum

can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adds
• subtracts
• totals
• calculates
• counts
• divides
• summates
• casts (up)
• computes
• totalizes
• numbers
• tables
• totes (up)
• tallies
• figures
• multiplies
• tabulates
• foots (up)
• puts together
• tots (up)
• works out
• tells
• ciphers
• enumerates
• reckons
• recomputes
• refigures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sums

Noun

Closer to home, Liverpool have shown the pitfalls of an expensive facelift, splurging record sums on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak last summer only to free-fall from champions to a meek fifth-place finish. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Brand New Day scored the best-ever domestic box office sums for a Monday and a Tuesday on its way to becoming the second-fastest feature to cross the billion-dollar mark globally after reaching the threshold in six days, bested only by Endgame. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Catch us running in the shadow, to the bank, to withdraw large sums of money. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

So, when companies that used to routinely print tens of billions in annual free cash flow start putting up immaterial sums — or even outflows — investors understandably start to be concerned. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

The rule requires that parties involved in cases like this must be from completely different states and very large sums of money must be involved. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The primary turned uglier than Republicans hoped, with Johnson spending big sums of money on ads targeting James. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Kpler, meanwhile, cautioned that new projects will take five years and colossal sums to deliver results from an industry hollowed out by underinvestment. — semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

And enormous sums of money are needed to upgrade Venezuela’s decaying infrastructure after years of underinvestment and little maintenance. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Verb

Calling it the Things Can Only Get Better Tour really sums it up. — Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026

The rent adjustment maximum is based on a formula that sums a 5% base rate with the annual change in the California Consumer Price Index, up to a maximum total of 10%. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Kakanias sums it up more succinctly. — Ian Phillips, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026

But nothing sums it up better than this – almost half of the group got Percy Jackson tattoos while in Rome, many designed by one of our travelers. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 May 2026

That's what sums it up best, is Change of Plans. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

That about sums it up nicely, song. — Glen Weldon, NPR, 14 May 2026

That sums to about $40 billion – far short of the $56 billion price tag for eBay. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 May 2026

Owner and hotel manager Andrea Scherz describes the look as mountain chic with a British touch, and that pretty much sums it up. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026